WoW Midnight Invasion Points, also referred to as a Showdown, are the main new outdoor endgame activity in Patch 12.0.7. In this guide, we will have a closer look at the whole Invasion Points system, including the Naigtal and Val zones within the Voidstorm portal, world quests, rares, events, Invasion Point World Bosses, and higher World Tier difficulty.
WoW Midnight Invasion Points Key Takeaways:
- Invasion Points or WoW Showdown is a new open-world activity that requires holding back the Void invasions in two new zones.
- Invasion Points take place in Naigtal and Val in WoW Midnight Patch 12.0.7.
- The Voidstorm portal rotates between available Invasion Point destinations every few days.
- Each Invasion Point includes world quests, rares, events, treasures, and a world boss.
- Naigtal features Nexus-Captain Leth’ir as its Invasion Point World Boss.
- Val features Imperator Pertinax as its Invasion Point World Boss.
- Defeating an Invasion Point World Boss unlocks Heroic World Tier.
- Heroic World Tier adds tougher enemies, creature affixes, and elite patrols.
- Heroic Invasions’ recommended item level is 274.
- Decimus offers a quest tied to Heroic World Tier bosses and Myth Track gear.
4.9What Are WoW Midnight Invasion Points?
The new WoW Midnight Invasion Points (or a Showdown) is a new activity that requires you to participate in defending two new zones from the Void invasions. WoW Midnight Showdown is basically a continuation of the Void Assault system, and they rotate through two new outdoor zones for Patch 12.0.7.
You go in using the Silvermoon or Voidstorm portal and end up in either Naigtal or Val. Both places have their own enemies and events, along with a boss that shows up.
When you arrive at either Naigtal or Val, you start to clear world quests, tag rares, join nearby events, and move toward the world boss when a group forms. Normal difficulty keeps things like regular outdoor stuff. Heroic World Tier changes that and makes it feel more like group endgame content instead. PTR notes, and some datamined stuff, also point toward a Mythic World Tier.
Read more about the related system in our Midnight Void Assaults Guide.
WoW Midnight Invasion Point Rotation
The Midnight Voidstorm portal rotates between Invasion Point destinations every week, so Naigtal and Val aren’t active at the same time. Before starting to farm, you should learn the active destination and the available world boss.
It is essential if you are interested in weekly achievements. In case you need to kill a boss, make some progress in the Decimus quest, or get Heroic World Tier rewards, the available invasion point destination determines your weekly routine plan, alongside M+ runs. If you want to focus on the new activity and skip the grind for a week, use our Mythic+ Bundle.
How to Unlock WoW Midnight Invasion Points
To unlock Invasion Points in WoW Midnight, you need to progress through the Patch 12.0.7 campaign and gain access to the Voidstorm portal via the Through the Cold Rift quest. After that, the system opens into rotating destinations, starting with Naigtal and Val.
Here is the basic WoW Midnight Showdown unlock path:
- Progress through the Patch 12.0.7 outdoor questline.
- Complete the Through the Cold Rift quest in the Voidstorm.
- Unlock access to the Voidstorm portal.
- Check which Invasion Point destination is active.
- Enter Naigtal or Val through the portal.
Thus, the starting point to unlock WoW Midnight Showdowns is the Midnight Campaign, which we can help you with. The Patch 12.0.7 Showdown starts on Normal difficulty. Heroic World Tier only opens after a world boss kill, so it does not show up right away. That’s why it’s advised to clear the normal route first if you are looking for the Heroic World Tier and better rewards.
Midnight Invasion Points Zones
Naigtal and Val are the main zones for Invasion Points in WoW Midnight Patch 12.0.7. These Showdown zones might be familiar to some players since they have already been around since Legion. They share the same broad structure, but they do not feel identical because of how the enemies and patrols work out. Different boss setups also push you toward separate routes in each one.
Fungal terrain shows up a lot in Naigtal, along with pressure from the Hal’hadar ethereals. Val feels colder and harsher with the Imperator Pertinax forces roaming the area. Treating both zones as separate maps helps more when you plan to farm both weekly.
Naigtal Invasion Point
Naigtal counts as one of the two spots you reach through the Voidstorm portal. The boss there is Nexus-Captain Leth’ir, and the whole area has that fungal look with Hal’hadar around. Naigtal feels more chaotic during active events: enemy packs can sit close together, and Heroic World Tier adds more pressure through patrols and affixes.
If you enter the activity undergeared, stay near other players and avoid pulling through dense camps.
For weekly farming, Naigtal works best when you move from major objectives toward the world boss. Clear nearby events if they sit on your route, but do not waste time on low-value mob grinding.
Val Invasion Point
Second Invasion Point destination in WoW Midnight is Val. The zone features its world boss, called Imperator Pertinax, and the zone itself is closer to a Legion warfront in terms of design and atmosphere. This means you need to be aware of the increased presence of hostile mobs. Even though it seems that Val does not look as chaotic as Naigtal at first, the Heroic World Tier mechanic can make things significantly harder for you.
You may find yourself having some problems moving too fast between the camps because one poor pull will bring some additional elites, and you will have a corpse run instead.
For Val, route planning matters more than speed. Follow group traffic, watch patrols, and clear dangerous packs before starting bigger objectives.
Midnight Invasion Point World Bosses
The Midnight Invasion Point World Bosses are responsible for unlocking the Heroic World Tier and dropping better equipment for outdoors. They also relate to the Decimus quest progression. Here’s a quick cheatsheet regarding world bosses in WoW Midnight Showdown:
| Invasion Point | World Boss | Main Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Naigtal | Nexus-Captain Leth’ir | Unlocks Heroic World Tier and gives boss rewards |
| Val | Imperator Pertinax | Unlocks Heroic World Tier and gives boss rewards |
📌 On Normal difficulty, you may handle the Midnight Invasion Points bosses with flexible groups. On Heroic World Tier, however, you should expect a proper raid-style outdoor pull, especially during the first weeks.
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Nexus-Captain Leth’ir
Nexus-Captain Leth’ir is the Naigtal Invasion Point World Boss. If Naigtal is playing, then Leth’ir is the boss that unlocks Heroic World Tier. Slay the boss early in the week and re-enter the map using the proper difficulty level.
Imperator Pertinax
The role of Imperator Pertinax, Val Invasion Point World Boss, is similar to Leth’ir, but the fight differs. Val’s patrol-oriented layout may make things around trash more hazardous than the boss pull itself. Don’t spend too much time on side objectives if Val is active and kill Pertinax to unlock the Heroic World Tier early on.
✏️ If your group is near additional packs, be careful not to pull too quickly. Clean out the space first then battle boss without hassling.
Midnight Heroic World Tier
Heroic World Tier is the challenging tier of WoW Midnight Invasion Points. After unlocking this mode, Naigtal and Val become Heroic Invasions with tougher monsters, greater danger, and improved rewards.
The challenge increase in WoW Midnight Showdown event is quite significant: Normal Invasions have an item requirement of 217, whereas the recommended item requirement for WoW Midnight Heroic Invasions is 274. This means that Heroic World Tier is a late progression path outdoors, not a new character starting point. You might need some BiS Gear before entering it, and our team is ready to help you with it.
| Heroic World Tier Feature | What It Changes |
|---|---|
| Recommended Item Level | Heroic Invasions’ recommended item level is 274 |
| Enemy Difficulty | Mobs hit harder and take longer to kill |
| Creature Affixes | Some enemies gain extra effects during combat |
| Elite Overseers | Stronger elite enemies appear across Heroic Invasion areas |
| Zone Patrols | Naigtal can feature Warp Riders, while Val can feature Blackstar Legion patrols |
Midnight Heroic World Tier Affixes
Enemy creatures in WoW Midnight Heroic World tier feature a variety of creature affixes that affect the way they fight and behave. The enemies affected by an affix count as empowered, and when you kill an empowered enemy, you have a chance to loot a buff, e.g., Astral Acceleration or Fungal Growth on Naigtal, and Dark Matter Domination or Shatterstrike on Val. Here’s a full list of available Midnight Creature Affixes in Heroic World tier:
Midnight Heroic World Tier Elite Overseers
When roaming the Invasion Points with the Heroic World tier on, you may encounter Elite Overseers: Elite Presence – Warp Riders in Naigtal and Elite Presence – Blackstar Legion in Val — elite creatures that actually hunt you. If you are marked with a Stalked effect, meaning your actions started to draw attention. Hunted indicates an incoming ambush. You can encounter the following Heroic World Tier Elites in WoW Midnight:
How to Unlock Heroic World Tier in Midnight
You can unlock WoW Midnight’s Heroic World Tier by killing an Invasion Point World Boss in Naigtal or Val. This unlock is associated with the Heroic Tendencies achievement that will guide you to the points of Nexus-Captain Leth’ir in Naigtal and Imperator Pertinax in Val.
Here’s how to unlock Midnight Heroic World Tier:
- Enter through the Voidstorm portal at the Invasion Point.
- Follow the current rotation and head to Naigtal or Val.
- Locate an active Invasion Point World Boss.
- Defeat the Nexus-Captain Leth’ir, or Imperator Pertinax.
- When the boss is dead, leave the current Invasion Point map.
- Go back into the tier on the tier entrance.
- Choose Heroic World Tier and go into the Heroic version of the zone.
✏️ After killing the boss, Heroic World Tier will not switch on within the same map. To exit the current Invasion Point and re-enter through the correct difficulty option.
Midnight Mythic World Tier
Current data hints at Mythic World Tier for WoW Midnight Invasion Points, but this difficulty is not a finished playable layer yet. For now, only the Heroic World Tier is the hard mode tied to Naigtal and Val, while Mythic only appears through early strings and related data.
Midnight Invasion Points Rewards
Farming WoW Midnight Invasion Points contributes to the World Tier progression, achievements, world bosses, treasures, rares, world quests, and events. Normal difficulty gives the baseline open-world reward loop. Heroic World Tier offers increased rewards and better weekly value.
The common types of rewards from WoW Midnight Invasion Points include:
- World boss gear;
- Heroic World Tier rewards;
- Decimus quest progress;
- Quest items for the Myth Track gear;
- Meta achievement progress;
- Three new mounts;
- Cosmetics and collectibles;
- Hiking and trekking rewards by Naigtal and Val.
Midnight World Quest Myth Gear
In WoW Midnight, you can get the Myth track gear from the quest provided by Decimus and tied to the Invasion Points World Bosses. In this quest, you need to earn 4 Void Commander’s Emblems from world bosses from Val and Naigtal, in Heroic World Tier. This entire quest takes about four weeks to complete, considering that the zones rotate each week.
The reward for this quest includes a choice between Myth 1/6 pieces of cloaks, belts, and bracers. These are the first Myth Track gear pieces available from outdoor content.
📌 Decimus does not unlock Invasion Points or Heroic World Tier. He gives a reward quest after you engage with Heroic World Tier bosses.
Midnight Invasion Points Achievements
Completing objectives within the Midnight Invasion Points can reward you with several new achievements. These achievements do not reward much outside of the achievement itself, except for the Heroic Tendencies, which unlock the Heroic World Tier, and three meta-achievements granting mounts as rewards. For instance, you can get Voidmancer’s Starcarver by yourself or with our team by completing one of these meta-achievements.
Currently available Invasion Points Achievements in WoW Midnight include:
- Heroic Climate Strange: Naigtal — Dissipate 5 Storms in Naigtal in Heroic World Tier.
- Heroic Climate Strange: Val — Dissipate 5 Storms in Val in Heroic World Tier.
- Heroic Showdowns — Complete the following achievements:
- Heroic Tendencies — Defeat a world boss in Naigtal or Val. Unlocks Heroic World Tier for Showdowns.
- Heroic: Pain of Command — Defeat Imperator Pertinax and Nexus-Captain Leth’ir in Heroic World Tier.
- Heroic: Power Creep — Defeat 10 creatures with the following Affixes in Val or Naigtal in Heroic World Tier.
- Heroic: Worlds Ahead — Complete 15 World Quests in Val or Naigtal on Heroic World Tier.
- Mythic Climate Strange: Val;
- Mythic Climate Strange: Naigtal.
📌 Mythic Climate Strange: Val and Mythic Climate Strange: Naigtal are datamined achievements. They may or may not appear in the game in future.
Midnight Invasion Points Meta Achievements
There are three meta-achievements related to the WoW Midnight Invasion Points: A Trip Around the Stars, A Trip Through the Stars, and Heroic Showdowns. All three meta-achievements require completing a series of “lesser” achievements related to Showdowns in each zone and grant access to three unique mounts, two of which require 4,500 Voidlight Marl to be obtained.
To get A Trip Around the Stars meta-achievement and Voidmancer’s Starcarver, complete the following tasks in Val:
Into the Stars;
Prepared for a Showdown;
Frosty Domanaar Politics;
Climate Strange: Val;
Showdown Slugger: Val;
Showdown Success: Val.
For A Trip Through the Stars meta-achievement and Netherforged Nullframe, focus on the following Naigtal zone tasks:
- Into the Stars;
- Prepared for a Showdown;
A Hal’hadar Walks into a Swamp;
Climate Strange: Naigtal;
Showdown Slugger: Naigtal;
Showdown Success: Naigtal.
Finally, for Heroic Showdowns meta-achievement and Tortured Gorger, complete the following objectives in Heroic World Tier:
- Heroic: Worlds Ahead;
- Heroic: Pain of Command;
- Heroic Climate Strange: Naigtal;
- Heroic: Power Creep;
- Heroic Climate Strange: Val;
- Heroic Slugger.
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Best Way to Farm Invasion Points in Midnight
The best WoW Midnight Invasion Point route is to begin with the active world boss. This boss unlocks Heroic World Tier, provides direct rewards, and can provide Decimus progression. Side goals are ok.
Here’s a step-by-step plan on how to farm Invasion Points in WoW Midnight:
- Look through the Voidstorm portal to see which Invasion Point is active.
- Select Naigtal or Val on the difficulty level available.
- Join/start a group for the active Invasion Point World Boss.
- Slay Nexus-Captain Leth’ir or Imperator Pertinax.
- Exit and return to the zone, choosing the Heroic World tier.
- Complete the Decimus quest, if it’s available.
- Farm rares, events, treasures, and achievements if rewards still matter.
This is a good route to maintain the weekly routine and farm all rewards. The error is that you take too much time on random mobs before killing the boss. There’s a lot of activity in Invasion Points, but the main and most valuable rewards are the boss and the weekly quest.
WoW Midnight Invasion Points FAQ
We’ve gathered the most common questions players tend to ask about World of Warcraft Midnight Invasion Points and Heroic World tier.
What Are WoW Midnight Showdowns?
Showdowns or Invasion Points are a new event, similar to Void Assaults, that adds new locations in WoW Midnight Patch 12.0.7. They include world quests, rare spawns, events, treasures, world bosses, and the new Heroic World Tier difficulty.
Where Are Invasion Points Located in WoW Midnight?
Current PTR content revolves around two destinations: Naigtal and Val. These are accessible via the Voidstorm portal.
How To Unlock Heroic World Tier?
Heroic World Tier can be unlocked once you defeat a World Boss at a Showdown of either Naigtal or Val, after which you exit the location.
What Item Level Is Required for Heroic Invasions?
PTR data indicates that item level 274 is recommended for Heroic Invasions. Normal Invasions are recommended to have an item level of 217.
Which Invasion Point Bosses Are the World Bosses?
Nag’tal Invasion has Nexus-Captain Leth’ir, while Val Invasion has Imperator Pertinax as the World Bosses.
Is Myth Track Gear Available from Invasion Points?
Currently, you can receive gear from the Decimus questline, which provides a Myth 1/6 gear upon completing progress against the Heroic World Boss tier.
Is Mythic World Tier Real for Invasion Points?
PTR suggests the Mythic World Tier, but the system itself is not active yet. Heroic World Tier is what you can currently test as difficulty.
Will Invasion Points Be Helpful for Alternates?
Yes, Invasion Points will be helpful for alts, provided they have proper gear levels. For fresh alternates, begin your journey in the Normal tier, then move to Heroic World Tier.
Do You Need to Farm Invasion Points Weekly?
Yes, at least until you finish your active world bosses and Decimus quest lines. Continue farming further only if you need equipment, achievements, and collectibles.
4.9The introduction of the Midnight Midnight Invasion Points is more than just another seasonal event. This is the first time we get to receive Myth track gear from progressing in the open-world activities. Additionally, Invasion Points further develop the Void Assaults, but do it through the Legion zones affected by the Void, new rewards, and prestigious achievements.
